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(Updated 3/28/2024) Yes! Let's celebrate honesty. While honesty may not immediately bring JOY, the truth is it builds the foundation for trust, and a relationship built on trust sets a solid foundation for JOY. Let's make the commitment to work on honest communication within every relationship. We need all the JOY we can get! Honesty Day | April 30th Annually Honest Offerings: Did You Know...  Five facts about Honesty Day that we didn't know. Wolfe Stew Connects  To the importance of honesty. Bible Verses and Quotes  About honesty. Activity Suggestions  Prepare to practice honesty in relationships, with yourself, and in your classroom. Discussion questions and family challenge. UPCOMING HOLIDAYS: National Day of Prayer (May's First Thursday) Star Wars Day (May 4th Annually) Mother's Day (May's Second Sunday) Did You Know: Honesty Day's date is strategically chosen to balance out April Fool's Day? By ending the month with honesty, M. Hirsh Goldberg (cr

(Updated March 7, 2024.) While we are not in favor of calling people fools, we are in favor of making memories, joining in laughter, and cultivating general merriment. Pranks, done right, can ignite all these things. Plan one (or two) and keep your head about you as you navigate the JOY in today. Photo by editonevideo at Pixabay April Fools' Day Topics: Did You Know...  Facts about April Fools' Day that we didn't know. Wolfe Stew Connects  To being a victim and choosing to restart. Bible Verses and Quotes  About foolishness and caution.  Activity Suggestions  Learn the history, plan a prank, collect jokes, discuss preferences, challenge your family. UPCOMING HOLIDAYS: Find a Rainbow Day (April 3rd Annually) National Day of Hope (April's First Wednesday) Earth Day (April 22nd Annually) Did You Know: One April Fools' Day origin story suggests it began as a mockery of people who were slow to transition to the Gregorian calendar? The previous calendar's (Julian)

(Updated 1/25/2024) While Valentine's Day is met with mixed emotions, I see it as a celebration of LOVE: love of God, love of others, and love of self.  There is never enough love to go around. So, let's find JOY for today in giving and receiving love. Hearts image from Pixabay . Valentine's Day Offerings Did You Know...  Five Valentine's Day facts Wolfe Stew Connects  To love. Bible Verses and Love Quotes  About love.  Activity Suggestions  To show love to others, to remind yourself you deserve love, to create an environment of love, and to connect with God's love. UPCOMING HOLIDAYS: Ash Wednesday (Changes Annually - 46 days before Easter) Singles Awareness Day (February 15th Annually) Presidents' Day (February's Third Monday) Did You Know: There are three Saint Valentine legends? First, there's the Valentine who married soldiers despite Emperor Claudius II's decree to keep them single. Second, Valentine of Terni lived his life supporting marri

(Updated 12/29/2023) Spouses Day | January 26th Annually A spouse is the person you do life with, a permanent fixture often overlooked. Today, take time to celebrate that person walking hand-in-hand through life with you. Rejoice in your marriage! Spouse Celebration Offerings Lessons from Spouses   Wolfe Stew Connection Bible Verses and Quotes Activity Suggestion  (for spouses, families, or classrooms) UPCOMING HOLIDAYS: National Inspire Your Heart with Art Day (January 31st Annually) Groundhog Day (February 2nd Annually) National Pizza Day (February 9th Annually) Lessons from Spouses Priscilla and Aquilla  - a Biblical couple who worked side-by-side making tents and ministering. The lesson I want to learn from them: live a daring life for God together .  Mary and Joseph - the mother and father of Jesus. The lesson I want to learn from them: face trials together to make your faith stronger . Pocahontas and John Rolfe  - the Powhatan princess and Jamestown colonist whose marriage br

(Updated 8.25.2022) We finally got our summer camping trip in! Yes… it’s true…. we waited until after our first snowfall, but nevertheless, we got it in! And, technically, it’s still summer, so "Woohoo!" to accomplished goals. Our nieces and nephews spent the weekend hunting down Bigfoot and feeding chipmunks. My sister and I got scorched in the concentrated UV waves that come with higher elevations while on a four-mile walk around a nearby lake; our husbands came through relatively unscathed. Trips were made to a local Starbucks because our coffee solution failed. And while we formed plans to go again in two weeks, those plans quickly changed. It appears that as the season comes to an end, the campsites are booked solid. So, we’re not the only crazies going out this late in the season! It truly was a weekend of memory making and I’m so glad we were able to do it before summer’s end! What's coming up this week? Well, I’m glad you asked. Check out these daily holidays wi